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sugar tongs

noun (usually used with a plural verb)

small tongs used for serving cubed sugar.

Words nearby sugar tongs

sugar pine, sugar snap pea, sugar soap, sugar spoon, sugar the pill, sugar tongs, sugar tree, sugar-candy, sugar-coat, sugar-cured, sugar-free

Origin of sugar tongs

First recorded in 1700–10

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sugar tongs

He passed the sugar to the captain and stood before Mr. Sabin with the sugar-tongs in his hand.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
But where are the sugar-tongs, the massive silver sugar-tongs?
O. T.|Hans Christian Andersen
S was the sugar-tongs, Nippity-nee, To take up the sugar To put in our tea.
Nonsense Books|Edward Lear
"Then, Major, you shall have two lumps to sweeten you up," and down went the sugar-tongs into the silver bowl.
Peter|F. Hopkinson Smith

"Perhapth you'd like thum more theugar," lisped Fanny, lifting the sugar-tongs with an exquisite curl of her little finger.
Handy Andy, Volume One|Samuel Lover

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